Why Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Skipped The Show

“They had nothing to promote, the show is just a big commercial and they had nothing to sell so they decided to have a fun weekend rather then show up to something for an hour and then leave,” a source close to the couple EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife.com.

“As much as they love Twilight and all that it has done for them, they want to move on with their career and not look back. They want to respect what got them there but they don’t want it to be a crutch.”

HollywoodLife.com‘s Weekend Editor Andrew Gruttadaro thinks that the awards show suffered without Rob and Kristen.

I’d hate to discredit Rebel Wilson, who did an admirable job in her first time hosting the show, and appearances by Will Ferrell and Selena Gomezkept me interested, but overall it just felt like a different award show than in years past. There was none of that tension perfected by Rob and Kristen that made the shows so exciting to watch.

MTV, Twilight – Rob and Kristen in particular — carried your show for four years and every Twi-hard tuned in gleefully. You dissed the saga and its finale by not giving it the proper send-off it deserved, considering all the viewers it brought to your award show, and I think the show suffered from it.

On Apr. 14, while the MTV Movie Awards raged on, Twi-hards showed their disapproval by starting a viral campaign to boycott the show and re-watch Breaking Dawn – Part 2. I’ll be doing my part and watching BD2 all day to continue this admirable protest, which I fully support.

What do YOU think HollywoodLifers? Were Rob and Kristen right to skip the awards?